| Event Name | "This is Our School" film screening & panel discussion @ Macquarie Uni |
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| Start Date | Oct 19, 2022 6:00 pm |
| Description | This is Our School An observational feature documentary directed and produced by Iqbal Barkat and Maree Delofski. Free screening and panel discussion Wed 19th Oct 2022, 6:00 pm AEDT Co-hosted by MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF EDUCATION and THE CREATIVE DOCUMENTARY RESEARCH CENTRE The screening will be introduced by Assoc Professor Tom Murray, Director, Creative Documentary Research Centre. Followed by a panel discussion and Q & A with Pasi Sahlberg, Professor of Education at Southern Cross University and internationally-renowned advocate of public education; Professor Sheila Degotardi, Interim Dean, School of Education at Macquarie University; and the filmmakers. "Wonderful inspiring film . . . Should be seen by anyone with kids, by teachers and by educational leaders." This is Our School is set in Merrylands East Public School in Western Sydney and is one of the few films documenting life in a primary school. It's a year-long, intimate and loving study of a primary school in one of Sydney’s most diverse suburbs. At its heart is an exploration of how a school community comes together to gracefully and ethically educate children and prepare them for the contemporary world despite facing huge challenges. It’s a celebration of public education in Australia. This is Our School had its world premiere at the Melbourne Documentary Festival and its US premiere at the Newburyport Documentary Festival. It has been invited to more than twelve international film festivals. Watch the trailer here: Attendance at this event is free but please register: |